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Green Tara

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Sun, 3 Aug, 2025 - 00:00
This week, Dhirajyoti explores Green Tara. Given as part of GBC's 2025 Mandala Night series on the Bodhisattva Ideal.
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Mantras

From Glasgow Buddhist Centre on Sun, 3 Aug, 2025 - 00:00
Mantras sung or chanted by members of the GBC Sangha. We are compiling as many as we know as part of the Glasgow Sangha's year dedicated to the practice of the Bodhisattva Ideal. We recorded them for the benefit of anyone wanting to learn the tunes or harmony parts of mantras. More will be added in the coming months. Concept and recording engineer: Lara Fullerton Co-ordinator: Viryadevi May all beings be well and happy
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Last Glimpses of Sangharakshita (FBA Podcast)

From Free Buddhist Audio on Sat, 2 Aug, 2025 - 11:00

In the weeks following Urgyen Sangharakshita’s death in 2018, Mahamati, one of his secretaries and companions, spoke informally at a number of Order gatherings about the experience of working closely with him during the last fifteen or so years of his life. Here, Mahamati reflects on aspects of their time together, and on aspects of Sangharakshita’s personality and character which were not always visible publicly. We are afforded a series of glimpses into the concerns of his...

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Shabda August 2025

From Order Connection on Fri, 1 Aug, 2025 - 19:45

Here is the latest edition of Shabda in five digital formats:

eBook Shabda .EPUB – read on most other eBook readers (eg Nook or Kobo, etc) and most eReader apps on tablets, smartphones etc.

eBook Shabda .MOBI – This format is now deprecated, but this can still be used on older Kindle devices, and some older eReader apps on tablets, smartphones, etc.

PDF for digital Shabda – read with any PDF reader

HTML Shabda – read with any web browser

PDF for printing Shabda –...

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Public Preceptor Consultation OM

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 1 Aug, 2025 - 09:00

Public Preceptor Consultation OM

From College of Public Preceptors on Fri, 1 Aug, 2025 - 09:00

The following Order member is being considered by the Preceptors’ College to become a Public Preceptor. They will be writing directly to a number of Order members and others who know them well, asking for comment. In addition, this notice is posted here and in Shabda to give any Order member, who wishes to, a chance to comment. 

If you would like to comment in this way, may we ask you to write to the proposed Public Preceptor directly, sending a copy to their...

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Ordinations at Padmaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Thu, 31 Jul, 2025 - 11:16

Ordinations at Padmaloka

From College of Public Preceptors on Thu, 31 Jul, 2025 - 11:16

We are delighted to announce that the ordinations of the following people took place on 24th July, at Padmaloka retreat centre.

Public preceptor Vidyadaka:

Aidan Dunsdon, from Stroud, becomes Indramati
Registered spelling: Indramati
A Sanksrit name meaning ‘He who has a mind like Indra’
Private preceptor: Bhadra

Colin Mawhinney, from Leeds, becomes Śāntibhāsa (long first and second ‘a’)
Registered spelling: Shantibhasa
A Sanskrit name meaning ‘Light of...

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Ordinations in New Zealand

From College of Public Preceptors on Thu, 31 Jul, 2025 - 11:12

Ordinations in New Zealand

From College of Public Preceptors on Thu, 31 Jul, 2025 - 11:12

Dear Friends,

We are delighted to announce the public ordinations of two women at Sudarshanaloka Retreat centre on Wednesday 23rd July 2025.

Justine Farrington from Aukland becomes Śraddhikā, meaning “she who has faith”
Registered spelling: Shraddhika
Private preceptor: Vajrajyoti
Public preceptor: Malini

Beck Sinclair from Aukland becomes Sāradayā, meaning “she whose essence or strength is kindness”
Registered spelling: Saradaya
Private preceptor: Akasamati
Public preceptor: Vajrajyoti

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The Sweet Mystery of Friendship

From Community Highlights on Wed, 30 Jul, 2025 - 16:43

The Sweet Mystery of Friendship

From Community Highlights on Wed, 30 Jul, 2025 - 16:43

What is the connection between the Cistercian Rievaulx Abbey in North Yorkshire and Sangharakshita’s teachings on Spiritual Friendship?

Paramartha explores this question and more in the twenty fourth video blog from Urgyen House. With extracts from Sangharakshita’s talks and objects in Urgyen House he considers why spiritual friendship is one of the six emphases of the Triratna Buddhist Community.

The programme is 18 minutes long and English subtitles are available.

🖥️ Watch ‘The Sweet Mystery of Friendship

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Cherish the Doctrine, Live United, Radiate Love

From Community Highlights on Wed, 30 Jul, 2025 - 16:37

Cherish the Doctrine, Live United, Radiate Love

From Community Highlights on Wed, 30 Jul, 2025 - 16:37

The latest Unseen Sangharakshita video release now live in the Triratna Video Library

🖥️ Watch ‘Cherish the Doctrine, Live United, Radiate Love’

The Triratna Video Library is back celebrating Sangharakshita’s 100th birth anniversary with another freshly edited never-before-seen talk by Bhante from the archive. The release for July is a talk entitled ‘Cherish the Doctrine, Live United, Radiate Love’.

On the 16th birthday of Guhyaloka Retreat Centre in Spain, during an ordination retreat, Sangharakshita enshrined relics of Dhardo Rinpoche in a new stupa. Before the...

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As Vast As the Sky, As Fine As Grains of Flour.

From Sheffield Buddhist Centre on Wed, 30 Jul, 2025 - 00:00
Aryadasa introduces the new Sangha night theme 'Sex, Drugs and Sausage Rolls' with an ambitious talk covering vast space, limitless time and the ethical implications of sausage rolls. Its pokey content means the recording might not make it to YouTube... so be there on the night! How should we behave? What is ‘Right’ and ‘Wrong’? And does that even matter anyway? In the 1960s, Sangharakshita and other early Western Buddhists asked questions like these. They critiqued society’s views about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ behaviour in the light of The Buddha’s teachings on ethics and karma from 2,500 years earlier in ancient India. However, the world we live in now is very different again from when Sangharakshita gave his lectures on ethics. So what are the current ethical issues that we need to think about as practicing Buddhists in our time, in our society?

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